Ankara vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$1268
🏠 One person rent	$487	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$385
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	7
😀 Quality of life	72	6
🏙️ Population	5.8M	889K

The cost of living in Ankara is 87% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 5741st and 8532nd ($959 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and the Central African Republic, respectively. Check Turkey vs the Central African Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.8 months in Bangui. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 1858th and 9267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Bangui

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	Ankara	Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$57.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$1567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$931
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$5.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$11.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$76.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$2664

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$691
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$650
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$663
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$627
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$723
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$535
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$492
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$593
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$691
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$406
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$698
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$547
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$455
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$697
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$755
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$568
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$872
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$672
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$1113
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$578
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$835
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$699
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$664
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$718
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$782
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$708
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$653
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$573
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$490
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$599
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$474
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$587
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$743

Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$767
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$482
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$482
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$850
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$806
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$485
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$747
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$556
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$533
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$522
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$910
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$665
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$555
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$523
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$553
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1265
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$764
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1121
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$843
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$609
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$580
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$601
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$655
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$876
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$520
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$487
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$741
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$495
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$485
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$553
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$519
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$974
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$668
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$508
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$523
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$384
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812